retranscription

\ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“retranscription” has 24 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,413
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
24
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transcription de nouveau, action de recopier un texte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-retranscription · retranscription · French

retranscription · rank #46,413 · 24 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,413
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rescue

Nearest frequency peer: rescue (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « retranscription »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « retranscription » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for retranscription
PropertyValue
Headwordretranscription
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\
Letters15
Frequency rank#46,413
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « retranscription »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).retranscriptionse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rescue » (#46,412), « reproducteur » (#46,411), « revoie » (#46,415). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « retranscription » est au #46,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around retranscription (IPA \ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,413 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for retranscription, with forms such as "ertranscription", "rertanscription", and "retarnscription". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is retranscription, spelled R-E-T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transcription de nouveau, action de recopier un texte.
  2. 2
    Adaptation d’un récit sous forme écrite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how retranscription appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Retranscription d’histoires entendues en contes.
  2. Il existe deux manières de retranscrire un entretien : la retranscription intégrale et la retranscription partielle (par bribe ).

Synonyms

recopiagetranscription

This word in other languages

transcription(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertranscription
  • rertanscription
  • retarnscription
  • retrancsription
  • retrannscription
  • retransccription
  • retranscirption
  • retranscripiton
  • retranscripption
  • retranscriptino
  • retranscriptionn
  • retranscriptoin
  • retranscripttion
  • retranscritpion
  • retranscrpition
  • retranscrription
  • retransrciption
  • retransscription
  • retrasncription
  • retrnascription
  • retrranscription
  • rettranscription
  • rretranscription
  • rteranscription

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retranscription - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ertranscription2rertanscription2retarnscription2retrancsription2retrannscription1retransccription1retranscirption2retranscripiton2
Edit distance from "retranscription"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retranscription"?
"retranscription" is spelled R-E-T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\.
What does "retranscription" mean?
As a noun, "retranscription" means: Transcription de nouveau, action de recopier un texte.
What are common misspellings of "retranscription"?
Common misspellings include "ertranscription", "rertanscription", "retarnscription", "retrancsription", "retrannscription". The correct spelling is "retranscription".
How do you pronounce "retranscription"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retranscription" is \ʁə.tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retranscription" come from?
"retranscription" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "retranscription", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reconnaissaient#46,400philanthropique#46,348éclaircissement#46,542frauduleusement#46,182

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

indestructibles24 variantsinéluctablement24 variantsconsécutivement24 variantstraditionalistes24 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list